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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-F231DF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of Elizabeth I the initial mark is illegible, though it is possibly a bell and possibly therefore dates to 1582-3. The obverse has the bust of the queen facing left with the legend E D G ROSA SINE SPINA. The reverse has a squared shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend CIVI/TAS/LON/DON.
Diameter:14.3mm; weight: 0.6g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st November 2017 - Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham Museum Entry Form no. 1231
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Bust of queen facing left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: squared shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Bell
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Atcham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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